On Stage
We publish a season, cast it from the whole campus, build it in-house and sell tickets to it.
In Memoriam
The entire 2026–2027 season is dedicated to the memory of R’Myni Watson, a Jackson State alumna and an accomplished choreographer, playwright, theatre director and educator with deep Jackson roots, who passed away earlier this year.
An original stage play by Dr. Prince Duren, set in a Mississippi Delta juke joint. Ten principal actors, sixteen juke-joint extras and a crew of twenty-four students.
Directed by Dr. Mark G. Henderson · Asst. Director Roland Dogbe · Stage Manager Keishon Johnson
The second production of the season, on the McCoy stage this October.
Directed by Yolanda Williams, MFA
Our holiday staple at the McCoy, presented with MADDRAMA. Past runs have offered free admission, with gifts collected for families in need.
Directed by Dr. Mark G. Henderson
“In our Department, Theatre is more than what we do, it is who we are.”
By David Harris. A six-day spring run, February 26 – March 2, featured on WLBT’s Studio 3 the day before opening.
Directed by Yolanda Williams, MFA
Staged to open a season built around Black stories. JSU was reported as the first university to perform the play.
Rose E. McCoy Auditorium
Ran October 26–30 and became the highest-selling theatre production in Jackson State history.
Directed by Dr. Mark G. Henderson
Seniors and chapter members put their own work in front of an audience every spring.
Senior acting students presented the audition monologues they took to Chicago for graduate-school auditions. Presented by the department, MADDRAMA and Alpha Psi Omega.
Six student-directed one-acts from the DR 425 Play Production class, including The Laramie Project, A Day of Absence and Hurt Village.
Alpha Psi Omega’s chapter showcase, staged by the students of the national theatre honor society.
Box Office
601-979-5956Season tickets and single seats for everything staged at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. Buying one ticket is the cheapest, fastest way to find out whether you want in. Current listings: Box Office
Rose E. McCoy Auditorium
1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
College of Liberal Arts · Jackson State University
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Content drawn from the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Handbook. © 2026 Jackson State University.
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